In regard to container gardening one of the most important aspects is to check containers for drainage.  Unless you are planting a bog plant, all plants in containers will require drainage to prevent their roots from becoming waterlogged and being deprived of the oxygen they need to survive. Make sure therefore, that the pot you use has holes for drainage, and if they are not there, make them yourself. To doubly ensure that your plants do not become waterlogged, keep them at their peak and at their happiest by placing an inch or so of gravel, stone, rocks or crocks from broken pots you may have lying about, in the bottom of you pot.

Every time we start a new construction site, we have to set up some kind of space that isn’t exactly permanent, but that is mobile enough to be brought on to the site and then removed later when everything is done.  Simply put, what we usually need are a couple of portable office buildings for the architects and managers and such to have a space to work that is at the site so that changes and situations can be taken care of immediately.  This year, for our new sites though, we are looking for a new company to provide the temporary offices, so it should be interesting to see what all we can find.

Compost tea is for plants. I know I am blaming it on lack of sleep. But enough of that, back to what it is.

The tea is made from the actual castings of the worms. Once the tea is brewed it is sprayed onto the plants and absorbed through the roots. It provides all the nutrients of compost with the benefit of being in a liquid.

This brew can be used on all kinds of plants. Be sure to follow any instructions that come with the bags concerning when and where to spray.